Nord Stage EX v6.x
7. The Effects: The Panel effects
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P
ING
P
ONG
If you press
S
HIFT
and turn the
F
EEDBACK
knob so that the
P
ING
P
ONG
indicator lights up, the delay
repeats will alternate between the left and right channels. When short delay times are used, the repeats
will be “asymmetrical” and produce delays that are more like early reflections in reverb units.
T
AP
T
EMPO
You can also use Tap Tempo to set a delay time matching the tempo of a song. Simply tap the
T
AP
T
EMPO
button in the tempo you wish the delay to sync to a number of times, and the delay time will
adjust automatically. As long as the Tap Tempo LED is lit the tempo is calculated - wait until it goes
dark to tap in another tempo. Tapping will never result in a pitch change of current repeats.
While you tap the tempo, the calculated tempo and corresponding delay time in milliseconds will be
shown briefly on the
D
ISPLAY
.
A
MPSIM
/EQ
This effect section combines an three-band equalizer with a sophisticated
amplifier and speaker cabinet simulation. No real amplifier or speaker is per-
fect, or behaves the same. They all differ in their frequency response, and re-
spond differently to e.g. transients, high gain and load. This characteristic
response and sound character of various amplifiers and speaker cabinets is
often a desired effect that gives an organic quality to a too clean and perfect
sound.
The special behaviour of an amplifier/speaker combination when pushed to
its limit, “overdrive”, has been exploited by musicians for decades. The
Ampsim models faithfully reproduces the overdrive response of different
amplifier/cabinet combinations, lending you sound that authentic feel.
When no Amp Model is selected, the Ampsim/EQ section provides a more
neutral EQ and overdrive.
The Ampsim/EQ effect is mono in/out.
D
RIVE
The
D
RIVE
knob controls the amount of overdrive for the Ampsim section.
If the
D
RIVE
LED is on, it indicates that overdrive is active.
EQ
SECTION
This is a 3-band equalizer which features controls for bass, midrange and treble.
When there is no amp modelling, the EQ operates like a standard mixer EQ, with +/- 15 dB boost/cut
for each band.
When amp modelling is used, boosting and/or cutting will produce different tonal characteristics, de-
pending the selected amp model.